Montgomery County KS Archives Obituaries.....Strouss, Eliza C. (Freelove) October 1, 1922
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Independence Daily Reporter, Independence, Kansas
Mrs. Eliza Strouss Died Early This Morning
Mrs. Eliza C. Strouss, one of the old and highly respected residents of this
city, died at 2 o'clock this morning at her home in this city at 206 South Ninth
street, after an illness of several weeks. She was 76 years old the 8th of last
August and up to the time of her recent illness was a very active woman for her
age.
She came to this county with her husband and family in 1884 and located in Elk
City, where her husband died in 1897. In 1906, she came to Independence where
she has since resided.
She is survived by one son, one daughter, three brothers and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her son, James Arthur of Joplin, Mo.,
and her daughter, Mrs. Anna Irish of Elk City were at her bedside when the final
summons came.
The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
Methodist church at Elk City, the services being in charge of Rev. D. W. Hussong
of this city, former pastor of the Elk City church. There will be a short
prayer service at the late home of the deceased at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow before
the funeral party leaves for Elk City. Burial will be in the Elk City cemetery
beside her husband.
Mrs. Strouss had many friends in this city and county who highly esteem her for
her strength of character and courage in meeting the problems of life.
Additional Comments:
Her gravestone inscription at Oak Hill Cemetery, Elk City, Montgomery County,
Kansas shows her date of birth as 08 Aug 1844.
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